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Alaska

Address:
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.
Accepts PGY-1 as initial pathway for state licensure.

Applicants must choose one of the following options to apply for licensure:

Examination Level III: For applicants who have been licensed for 0-90 days.
Requires certificate from WREB or equivalent regional exam verifying passage of the clinical examination OR successful completion of a two- year or more postgraduate training program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA, and evidence of having five years of continuous clinical practice with an average of 20 hours per week, immediately preceding the date of application; for purposes of the clinical practice requirements of this subparagraph, clinical practice may include dental school.

Examination Level II:

For applicants who have been licensed for 90 days to 5 years. Requires certificate from WREB or equivalent regional exam verifying passage of the clinical examination OR successful completion of a 2-year or more postgraduate training program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA, and evidence of having five years of continuous clinical practice with an average of 20 hours per week, immediately preceding the date of application; for purposes of the clinical practice requirements of this subparagraph, clinical practice may include dental school.

Licensure by Credentials:

For applicants who have been licensed for more than 5 years and in active clinical practice for at least 5,000 hours (with an average of 20 hours per week) during the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application.

License by credentials requires proof of the following:

CPR certification;
verification of DEA registration status;
verification of licensure showing evidence of good standing, including the disposition of any disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant, from all licensing jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has ever held a dental license;
copies of certificates showing the applicant has completed 48 hours of continuing education during the three years immediately preceding the date of application;
verification from three licensed dentists stating that the applicant has been in active clinical practice for at least 5,000 hours during the five years immediately preceding application;
a completed Affidavit of Practice Location and Hours form documenting at least 5,000 hours of clinical practice in the five years immediately preceding the date of application;
three professional references from licensed dentists that reflect clinical skills which meet the standard of care, ability to exercise judgment, and professional ethics that meet the code established by the American Dental Association’s Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct. Written and notarized letters are sufficient.

Upon completion of your application, applicants will be required to have a personal interview by the Board. The completed application and ALL supporting documents must be received in this office no later than 30 days before the interview at which you wish to appear. Interviews are also conducted monthly between board meetings.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:

Completion of 48 hours of CE during the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application for licensure.

Alabama

Address:
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
2229 Rocky Ridge Road
Birmingham, AL 35216

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
The dentist/dental hygienist must have been engaged in the active practice of clinical dentistry/clinical dental hygiene or in full time dental/dental hygiene education for the 5 years or 5,000 hours immediately preceding their application.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:

Dentists are required 20 hours every year, 10 of which may be completed by correspondence or distanced based. A minimum of 1 of the 20 hours must be in infectious disease control, and 1 hour in prescribing controlled substances, every 2 years. Dentists who hold oral conscious sedation permits are required a minimum of 2 hours in sedation and/or anesthesia every 2 years.

Arkansas

Address:
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
101 East Capitol Ave.
Suite 111
Little Rock, AR 72201

Website:
Click Here

Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:

A dentist who has been licensed and practicing continuously for the past 5+ years may apply to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners for a license to practice with official verification from every state where licensed (whether the license is current or not) sent directly from the state board(s) to the Board office. To be considered as practicing “continuously,” you must have actively practiced dentistry for a minimum of 1000 hours per year for the two calendar years immediately prior to the date of application. The qualifying hours of clinical practice must have been performed in the most current jurisdiction from where the application is being made. Letters from two licensed dentists – practicing in the same locale of the state where the applicant is or has been practicing, and attesting to the applicant’s moral character, standing, and ability – must be sent directly from the dentists to the Board office. Applicant must have letters from his/her state and local Dental Association Peer Review Committee (if there is one) submitted setting forth information of record concerning the applicant.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:

Dentists are required 50 hours every two years, all of which may be completed by home study. A minimum of 1 of the 50 hours must be in infection control every two years.

Arizona

Address:
Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
1740 W Adams Suite 2470
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure. Application by Examination is for applicants who successfully completed a clinical examination within five years directly preceding the filing of this application.

Licensure by Credentials:

Applicants successfully completed a clinical examination more than 5 years directly preceding the filing of this application. Must send school transcripts and existing completed license verification(s). If you hold, have held or applied for a dental license in any other United States jurisdiction, please contact each jurisdiction and make arrangements for them to send a verification of your license status directly to the Board.

Application by Universal Recognition is for applicants who are Arizona residents, who hold a dental license in another United States jurisdiction for at least one year and all current or previously held licenses are in good standing.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:

Dentists shall complete 63 hours of recognized continuing dental education in each triennial renewal period as follows:

At least 36 credit hours in any one or more of the following areas: Dental and medical health, preventive services, dental diagnosis and treatment planning, dental recordkeeping, dental clinical procedures, managing medical emergencies, pain management, dental public health, and courses in corrective and restorative oral health and basic dental sciences, which may include current research, new concepts in dentistry, chemical dependency, tobacco cessation, and behavioral and biological sciences that are oriented to dentistry.
A Licensee who holds a permit to administer General Anesthesia, Deep Sedation, Parenteral Sedation, or Oral Sedation who is required to obtain continuing education pursuant to Article 13 may apply those credit hours to the requirements of this Section.
No more than 15 credit hours in one or more of the following areas: Dental practice organization and management, patient management skills, and methods of health care delivery.
At least 3 credit hours in opioid education.
At least 3 credit hours in infectious diseases or infectious disease control.
At least 3 credit hours in cardiopulmonary resuscitation healthcare provider level, advanced cardiac life support or pediatric advanced life support. Coursework may be completed online if the course requires a physical demonstration of skills.
At least 3 credit hours in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence.

Note – Charitable and Online activities (correspondence course videotape, distance learning course, internet or similar self-study course that provides an examination). Up to 21 credit hours for dentists of the above CE Requirements.

Connecticut

Address:
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Dental Licensing
410 Capitol Ave., MS# 12 APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.
Accepts PGY1 as initial pathway for licensure.

Licensure by Endorsement:
The Department of Public Health may issue a license without examination to a practicing dentist in another state or territory who holds a current valid license in good professional standing issued after examination by another state or territory that maintains licensing standards which, except for the practical examination, are commensurate with the state’s standards; and has worked continuously as a licensed dentist in an academic or clinical setting in another state or territory for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the application for licensure without examination.

Jurisprudence examination: No

Continuing education:
Licensed dentists shall earn a minimum of twenty-five contact hours of qualifying continuing education every two years. One contact hour is a minimum of 50 minutes of continuing education activity.

The continuing education shall be in an area of the licensee’s practice; reflect the professional needs of the licensee in order to meet the health care needs of the public; and include not less than 1 contact hour of training or education in any 3 of the 10 mandatory topics for continuing education activities prescribed by the Commissioner, for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2016, infection control in a dental setting, and prescribing controlled substances and pain management.

The 10 mandatory topics for continuing education activities prescribed by the Commissioner are: Prescribing controlled substances and pain management; Record keeping/risk management,; Infection control; Access to care; HIPAA compliance; Medical emergencies in the dental office (including current training in CPR); Sexual assault and domestic abuse; Cultural competence; Mental health conditions common to veterans; and Diagnostic technology.

8 hours of volunteer dental practice at a public health facility may be substituted for one contact hour of continuing education, up to a maximum of 10 contact hours in one 24-month period.

California

Address:
Dental Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1550
Sacramento, CA 95815

Website:
Click Here

Accepts CDCA-WREB as initial pathway for licensure

Accepts PGY-1 as initial pathway for licensure

Licensure by Portfolio:
Effective November 5, 2014 the Portfolio Examination became a viable pathway to qualify for licensure in California. The Portfolio Examination is conducted while the applicant is enrolled in a dental school program at a California Board approved dental school.

Licensure by Residency:

Qualification for dental licensure on the basis of completion of a minimum of 12 months of a general practice residency or advanced education in general dentistry program approved by the ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

License by Credentials:
For dentists with a current and valid dental license in another state, he requirements for Licensure by Credential include, but are not limited to:

A completed application and payment of all fees.
A current license issued by another state to practice dentistry that is not revoked, suspended or otherwise restricted. Out of State Certification Form
Proof that the applicant has either been in active clinical practice or has been a full-time faculty member in an accredited dental education program and in active clinical practice for a total of at least 5,000 hours in five of the seven consecutive years immediately preceding the date of his or her application.
Residency – Maximum of two (2) years of clinical practice credit allowed for a residency training program accredited by the American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
The clinical practice requirement may be fulfilled if the applicant agrees to a full-time two year contract to teach or to practice dentistry in settings specified in Business and Professions Code, Sections 1635.5(a)(3)(B) and 1635.5(a)(3)(C).
Proof that the applicant has not failed the WREB examination within the last five years.
Proof that the applicant has not failed the ADEX examination after November 15, 2019.
An Individual Performance Report (WREB) or a Cumulative Score Report (ADEX) that shows no failures is acceptable proof.
A letter signed by the applicant that certifies the applicant has never taken the WREB and/or ADEX examination is acceptable proof.
Fifty (50) units of continuing education in the last two years, including current mandatory courses.
Fingerprinting requirement.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:

50 hours of continuing education every 2 years.

The provider offering the courses must be a Continuing Education (CE) Registered Provider licensed by the Board, or a provider approved by the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP) or the Academy of General Dentistry’s Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE). Each individual course is not approved by the Board.

Completion of the mandatory courses:

Basic Life Support (BLS) course provided by the American Red Cross (ARC), American Heart Association (AHA), or a provider approved by PACE or CERP. A maximum of 4 credits will be awarded for completion of this course. Online courses will not be accepted for the BLS requirement. The course must include a live, in-person skills practice session, a skills test and a written examination.
California Infection Control* – This course must be 2-units and be taken through a Registered Provider approved by the Board to offer this mandatory course.
California Dental Practice Act* – This course must be 2-units and be taken through a Registered Provider approved by the Board to offer this mandatory course.

* In order for the mandatory course certificates to be accepted by the Board, you must ensure that you have taken the course from an approved mandatory course provider. To identify if a provider is approved to teach the mandatory courses, please see the section titled, Mandatory Course Provider Lookup.

No more than 50% of the total required units may be taken as non-live or correspondence courses.
Interactive courses such as live video conferencing, live webinar, live lecture and live workshop demonstrations may be considered as a live course.
No more than eight (8) units per day can be applied to the total unit requirement.
Licensees are required to retain certificates of course completion that were issued to him/her at the time he/she attended a continuing education course for a period of three (3) renewal periods.
Dental licensees renewing for the first time are exempt from continuing education requirements.

Colorado

Address:
Colorado Dental Board
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.
Accepts PGY-1 as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicants must provide a work history detailing one of the following: active practice of Dentistry in the US or Canada for at least 300 hours per year for at least 5 of the last 7 years; Teach Dentistry, including providing care to patients for at least 300 hours annually in an accredited program for at least 5 of the last 7 years; Service in the military as a Dentist for 1 of the last 5 years. Applicants must also provide a recommendation and verification of clinical experience from a senior officer.

OR
Pass a Colorado Dental Board approved clinical exam within the past year.

Jurisprudence Examination: No

Continuing Education Requirement:
As a condition of renewing, reactivating, or reinstating a license issued, every dentist and dental hygienist must obtain at least thirty hours of continuing education every two years to ensure patient safety and professional competency.

District of Columbia

Address:
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway to initial licensure.
This state requires completion of a DC Takehome Exam

Licensure by Endorsement:
Dentist must have been actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in another US state, in good standing, for the 5 years immediately preceding the application, and has at least 850 hours of active dental practice. The practice of dentistry in the armed forces, state, and federal programs, and intern and residency programs may be counted toward the required hours of active practice.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
Every 2 years, dentists must complete 30 hours of approved CEs to include: current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for health care providers (CPR certification);

2 hours on cultural competency or specialized clinical training on patients or clients who identify as LGBTQ;
10% (3 hours) of Public Health Priorities;
1 hour of ethics;
2 hours of infection control; and
2 hours on the abuse and misuse of controlled substance, and opioid prescription practices for licensees who are permitted by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the District of Columbia Pharmaceutical Control Division to prescribe controlled substances in the District.

Delaware

Address:
Delaware Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Cannon Building,
Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904

Website:
Click Here

Does NOT accept CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Accepts PGY-1 as pathway for initial licensure.

All applicants for Dentist licensure, regardless of years in practice, must pass the Delaware Practical Board Examination in dentistry.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicants must submit the following items after having passed the Delaware Practical Board Examination in order to be considered for licensure:

Board Examination score report, sent directly from the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations to the Board office.
Proof of experience or residency by ONE of the following:
- Proof (such as a letter from the sponsoring institution) of one year of experience as a dental intern in a CODA-accredited general practice residency sent directly from the sponsoring institution to the Board office.
- Tax form W-2s or other proof of having practiced actively for three years in another jurisdiction (state, U.S. territory or District of Columbia).
- Proof (such as a letter from the sponsoring institution) of having completed four or more years in a CODA-approved specialty residency, sent directly from the sponsoring institution to the Board office.
- If applicant has been in a CODA-approved specialty residency less than four years, submit proof (such as a letter from the sponsoring institution) that the program meets the goals, objectives, proficiencies and competencies set forth in Standard 2.4 of the CODA Accreditation Standards for Advanced Education Programs in General Practice Residency and includes a rotation of at least 70 hours in anesthesia and a rotation of at least 70 hours in medicine.
State/Jurisdiction Licensure Verification sent directly to the Board office from each state or jurisdiction in which applicant currently holds or have ever held a license.
A complete, signed and notarized Jurisprudence Examination for Dentist Candidates.
State of Delaware and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks. A new criminal background check is required even if the person recently had a criminal background check done for some other reason.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
The amount of continuing professional education(CPE) that you are required to complete depends on when your license was issued during the full licensure period. If this is your first renewal, and you are licensed:

less than one year – you are not required to do CPE
more than one year, but less than two years – you are required to complete one-half of the required hours of approved CPE
During each full licensure renewal period between June 1 and May 31 even-numbered years (2018-2020, etc.):
- active Dentist or Dentist Academic licensees must complete 50 hours of approved CPE
- active Dental Hygienists must complete 24 hours of CPE
- At least 2 of the required CPE hours must be from a course covering infection control.

In addition to the CPE, all licensees must provide evidence that they have successfully completed a current course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Florida

Address:
Department of Health
Board of Dentistry
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-04
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258

Website:
Click Here

Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.
Does not offer reciprocity with any other state.

Applicant General Requirements:

Is at least 18 years of age; Required to have a current CPR Certification and it must be a live course.;
A graduate of a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor entity, if any, or any other dental accrediting entity recognized by the United States Department of Education; or A dental student in the final year of a program at such an accredited dental school who has completed all the coursework necessary to prepare the student to perform the clinical and diagnostic procedures required to pass the examinations. With respect to a dental student in the final year of a program at a dental school, a passing score on the examinations is valid for 365 days after the date the examinations were completed. A dental school student who takes the licensure examinations during the student’s final year of an approved dental school must have graduated before being certified for licensure.

Successfully complete the following examinations:

Dental National Board Examination
Florida Laws and Rules Examination
ADEX Dental Licensing Examination

Scores from ADEX Dental Licensing Examinations administered in a jurisdiction other than Florida must be completed on or after October 2, 2011.

POST LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS IF ADEX COMPLETED IN A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN FLORIDA

In order to maintain valid active licensure in this state, all applicants for licensure who are relocating to this state based on scores from the American Dental Licensing Examination administered in a state other than this state must actually engage in the full-time practice of dentistry inside the geographic boundaries of this state within 1 year of receiving such licensure in this state.

Full-time practice of dentistry within the geographic boundaries of this state within 1 year is defined as a minimum of 1,200 hours in the initial year of licensure, which must include any combination of the following:

Active clinical practice of dentistry providing direct patient care within the geographic boundaries of this state.
Full-time practice as a faculty member employed by a dental or dental hygiene school approved by the board or accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and located within the geographic boundaries of this state.
Full-time practice as a student at a postgraduate dental education program approved by the board or accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and located within the geographic boundaries of this state.Failure to meet this requirement will cause the license to expire.

PRE- LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS IF ADEX COMPLETED IN A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN FLORIDA AND THE ADEX SCORES ARE OLDER THAN 365 DAYS

Applicants who completed the ADEX Dental Licensing Examinations administered in a jurisdiction other than Florida on or after October 2, 2011 and older than 365 days must submit proof of having been consecutively engaged in the full-time practice of dentistry in another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or, if the applicant has been licensed in another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for less than 5 years, the applicant must submit proof of having been engaged in the full-time practice of dentistry since the date of his or her initial licensure.

As used in this section, “full-time practice” is defined as a minimum of 1,200 hours per year for each and every year in the consecutive 5-year period or, where applicable, the period since initial licensure, and must include any combination of the following:

Active clinical practice of dentistry providing direct patient care.
Full-time practice as a faculty member employed by a dental or dental hygiene school approved by the board or accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Full-time practice as a student at a postgraduate dental education program approved by the board or accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
30 hours required every even numbered years. 28 general hours with 2 hours for medical error course, 2 hours domestic violence (due every third biennium). 2 hours HIV/AIDS course due for the first renewal only. 2 hours for Safe and Effective Prescribing of controlled substances:
effective July 1, 2019, required for all dentists at every renewal. This course may be included to meet the 30 total general hours required.

First Biennium Renewal:
If you are newly licensed and renewing your license for the first time you are only required to complete 2 hours on Prescribing Controlled Substances and 2 hours of HIV/AIDS.

Georgia

Address:
Georgia Board of Dentistry
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Official licensure verifications for every dental license ever held, other than Georgia. An affidavit from the applicant stating employment for the 5 years immediately preceding application: (A) the dates and locations where the applicant has practiced dentistry; and (B) that the applicant has been in full time clinical practice of a minimum of 1000 hours per year in the hands on treatment of patients. Training programs do not qualify as full time clinical practice.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 hours for the 2 year renewal period. 30 of the required hours must be in clinical science. New licensees may submit proof of ADA accredited dental coursework taken within the previous 2 years to suffice for the CE requirements for their first renewal period.

Hawaii

Address:
DCCA-PVL
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801

Website:
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Accepts CDCA(ADEX)-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

All applicants are required to:

Be eighteen years of age or more;
Be a graduate from a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (“CODA”);
Pass the National Board Dental Examination; and
Pass the ADEX dental examination.

On the application, list all the licenses you hold or have held at any time.

ARRANGE to have all states and U.S. territories complete the attached “Verification of License” form (DT-14a) and have it sent directly to the Hawaii Board of Dentistry. This form may be duplicated as needed.

Some states charge a fee for verification service. Contact the appropriate licensing agency for information on requirements. The applicant is responsible for any fees incurred.

Jurisprudence Examination: No

Continuing Education Requirement:
To renew a license, all dentists are required to complete continuing education (“CE”) credit hours from an approved sponsor during the biennium period (odd numbered years). A license initially issued in the first year of the biennium shall complete 16 CE credit hours. A license initially issued in the second year of the biennium shall not be required to complete any CE credit hours. All other licensees shall be required to complete 32 CE credit hours. In addition to the CE requirements above, effective 01/01/16, all dentists shall complete 6 hours of ethics training during the previous two years for each biennial renewal period.

Iowa

Address:
Iowa Dental Board
400 SW 8th Street, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309

Website:
Click Here

Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure By Credentials:
A dentist who is a graduate of an ADA-accredited dental school and who has successfully completed the CRDTS, WREB, CDCA/ADEX, CITA or SRTA clinical examination within the previous five years OR has at least three years of current, active practice in another state may be eligible for a permanent dental license issued on the basis of credentials. Applicants who have been licensed in another state for one (1) year or longer must apply on the basis of credentials.

Licensure By Verification:
A dentist who has been licensed and practicing in another state may apply on the basis of verification if they do not qualify for licensure on the basis of examination or credentials.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
To renew on active status, dentists must complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years or qualify for an exemption. Licensees are also required to complete a minimum of one hour each in the following areas:
The required courses may be counted towards the minimum number of hours required for renewal.

CPR Required for renewal:
Can claim up to 3 hours for completing course. To be eligible, CPR certification courses must be from nationally-recognized sponsor, and include a “hands-on”, clinical component. A CPR course may include an online component provided there is an in-person portion prior to the certification being issued.

Infection Control:
Must complete a minimum of 1 hour every 2 years in the area of infection control standards as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Iowa Jurisprudence:
Must complete a minimum of 1 hour every 2 years in the area of Iowa jurisprudence.

Abuse Identification and Reporting Training: Effective July 1, 2019, licensees and registrants who practice in Iowa, must complete training through the Department of Human Services and renew the training every 3 years thereafter. Prior to July 1, 2019, the training was valid for 5 years. Credit can be claimed for completing courses.

Opioids:
Dentists who prescribe opioids to patients must complete a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education in the area of opioids.

Idaho

Address:
Idaho Board of Dentistry
350 N. 9th Street Suite M-100
Boise, ID 83720

Website:
Click Here

Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
The applicant has been in clinical practice at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of application for a minimum of 3,500 hours. Proof of Clinical Practice Affidavit must be received from 2 individuals with direct knowledge of applicant’s clinical practice history. These individuals cannot be immediate family members (e.g. spouse, child, parent). This form can be found on the Board’s website under the “Forms” tab.)

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
Dentists are required 30 hours every two years. Mandatory 1 hour related to opioid prescribing.

Illinois

Addresses:
555 West Monroe Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60661

320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, Illinois 62786

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:

Certification, on forms provided by the Division, from the state in which an applicant was originally licensed and is currently licensed, if applicable, stating the time during which the applicant was licensed in that state, including the date of the original issuance of the license; and whether the file on the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending.

Continuing Education Requirement:

48 hours of study in approved courses for dentists during each 3-year licensing period and a minimum of 36 hours of study in approved courses for dental hygienists during each 3-year licensing period. Up to 4 credit hours per license renewal period for volunteer hours spent providing clinical services at, or sponsored by, a nonprofit community clinic, local or state health department, or a charity event. Courses shall not be approved in such subjects as estate and financial planning, investments, or personal health.

Indiana

Address:
Professional Licensing Agency
Attn: Indiana State Board of Dentistry
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Website:
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Accepts the CDCA-WREB as pathway to initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
For Applicants who have graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery, or Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree from an accredited University. The applicant must have taken and passed the clinical exam more than 5 years ago AND have been practicing 2 of the last 3 years an average of 20 hours per week in another State. Use this section to ensure you’ve submitted all requirements.

Jurisprudence Examination:
Once all above items have been reviewed and approved, the applicant will be sent a jurisprudence exam by email. All applicants for dental licensure are required to pass a jurisprudence examination.

Continuing Education Requirement:
All Dentist licenses for the Indiana State Board of Dentistry expires on March 1of even-numbered years. Dentists are required to have completed twenty (20) hours of continuing education and are required to complete one-half of their continuing education in live presentations or live workshops. They are also required to complete a two (2) hour course which covers Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Indiana Statutes and Administrative Rules per renewal period.

Continuing education is not required by the dentist if they meet one of the following requirements:

A dentist who has held an initial license for less than two (2) years.
(Example: Initial license was issued between the dates of March 2, 2022 to March 1, 2024)
A graduate student or a person in a residency program offered by an approved organization.
A person who is determined by the Board as being unable to practice dentistry due to a disability.

Kentucky

Address:
Kentucky Board Of Dentistry
312 Whittington Parkway Suite 101
Louisville, Kentucky 40222

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
In addition to the general requirements for licensure, applicants must complete the following to be eligible for licensure by credentials: Graduate from a CODA accredited dental school; Successfully complete Parts I and II of the National Board Dental Examination; Successfully pass a state, regional, or national clinical examination used to determine clinical competency in a U.S. jurisdiction; Submit the following affidavit stating that you have legally been engaged in the practice of dentistry for 5 of the past 6 years in a state or territory of the United States.

Continuing Education Requirement:
All dentists and dental hygienists are required to earn 30 hours of continuing education during their 2-year license period. At least 10 of these hours must be taken in a live interactive format. In addition, at least 20 hours must focus on clinical skills and knowledge that will improve your abilities as a practitioner, whereas the remaining ten hours can be volunteer clinical work at a charitable event, business operations and practice management classes, or dental association and society meetings. Continuing education hours must be completed by Dec. 31 of odd numbered years for dentists. Students who graduate and obtain a dentist or dental hygienist license during the renewal year (odd numbered years for dentists, even numbered years for hygienists) of the current two-year license cycle are not required to complete additional education prior to renewal. Students who graduate and obtain a license during the non-renewal year are only required to complete 15 hours of CE prior to renewal.

Louisiana

Address:
Louisiana Board of Dentistry
18212 East Petroleum Drive, Suite 2-B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Have practiced dentistry (or worked full time in dental education as a teacher) for at least 1000 hours per year for each of the three years immediately preceding the Louisiana application.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
30 hours every two years. 3 of the 30 hours must be about opioid management and controlled substances. 20 hours must be done in person and 10 hours can be done online.

Maine

Address:
Maine Board of Dental Practice
143 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0143

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials: If licensed 3 years in another state prior to date of application; then please provide a copy of that state’s statutes and rules; and a curriculum vitae. Also required is a passing Score on Jurisprudence Examination and Completed Verification of Licensure Form(s).

Continuing Education Requirements:
40 credit hours every biennium. The biennial license term begins January 1 of even numbered years and ends December 31st of odd numbered years.
a. As a condition of prescribing opioid medication, at least 3 of the 40 credit hours of continuing education must be earned on the prescription of opioid medication.
b. As a condition of holding a sedation permit issued by the Board, at least 6 of the 40 credit hours of continuing education must be earned in sedation and/or anesthesia, physical diagnosis, complications, and techniques.

First renewal for dentists. Dentists who are renewing for the first time must complete one half of the required continuing education credit hours as outlined in this chapter and must have a current CPR certification. The content of the credit hours must include completion of 3 credit hours in opioid medication prescribing as a condition to prescribe opioid medication, and completion of 6 credit hours of sedation and/or anesthesia training.

Jurisprudence Examination:
Yes. An applicant seeking licensure must pass a written jurisprudence examination which is an “open book” examination aimed at testing an applicant’s knowledge of the Board’s regulations (statutes and rules) governing dental professionals. The passing score is 90 percent and failure to pass the jurisprudence examination after three (3) attempts may result in a preliminarily denial of licensure.

Massachusetts

Address:
Board of Registration in Dentistry
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credential:
Proof to the board of a minimum of 5 years of practice in dentistry or dental education immediately preceding the application for licensure by credentials as well as an official letter of standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant has ever been issued a license attesting to the standing of his/her license including report of any past or pending disciplinary action or any pending complaints against the applicant. Proof of the completion of the 40 continuing education credits during the two years preceding the application for licensure by credentials.

Physician’s Statement
Examination and signed statement from your primary care physician, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner that you are medically cleared to practice dentistry. The exam must have been completed within 12 months of application.

Continuing Education Requirements:
Dentists must complete a minimum of 40 CEs each 2-year renewal cycle. Exemptions from continuing education requirements include dental students licensed as dental hygienists. You are exempt while you are enrolled in a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA); new graduates for 1 licensing period.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Maryland

Address:
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2399

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
A certified letter with the state seal affixed from each state in which you hold or have ever held a license, verifying that the license is in good standing and that no disciplinary action has ever been taken against the licensee; with respect to the applicant’s work as a dentist, attach a page identifying all the employers for whom an applicant has worked for the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of application beginning with most recent employer. The document should include the following: the name of the supervising dentist, street address, telephone number, dates of employment, and the number of hours worked for each employer. Enclose a notarized affidavit that applicant has been actively practicing dentistry for at least 5 years, and that during that 5-year period have been actively engaged in practicing dentistry for at least 850 hours on average per year for a total of at least 4250 hours.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
30 hours every 2 years. 2 hours must be in infection control. CPR certification must be continuously maintained and must not expire. The CPR course does not count toward the required 30 hours. Each licensee must complete a 2-hour Board-approved course on abuse and neglect for every other renewal cycle. Each licensee must complete 2-hour Board-approved course on proper prescribing and disposal of prescription drugs. The course must be completed every other renewal cycle. Dentists who do not prescribe prescription drugs are not exempt. Up to 17 hours of continuing education credit may be earned for self-study activities such as internet courses the licensee has successfully passed. A licensee may earn up to 8 continuing education hours for providing volunteer pro-bono dental services at Board-approved programs within the State of Maryland.

Michigan

Address:
Michigan Board Of Dentistry
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, Michigan 48909

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicants for licensure by endorsement licensed in another state must have a license in good standing for at least 30 days prior to applying for licensure. Applicants who have been licensed in another state for at least 5 years that required the successful completion of a regional or state exam: Provide certification of your passing examination scores directly from the regional testing agency or state board. Applicants who have been licensed in another state for at least 5 years that did NOT require the successful completion of a regional or state exam: Provide passing scores of all parts, written and clinical, of the ADEX clinical examination that is conducted by CDCA-WREB-CITA. Non-ADEX WREB examinations are also accepted as long as all parts have been completed.

Jurisprudence Examination: No

Continuing Education Requirement:
60 hours of continuing education every 3 years. At least 20 hours in programs devoted to clinical issues, 3 hours in pain and symptom management, 1 hour in dental ethics and jurisprudence with inclusion of delegation of duties to allied dental personnel, 1 hour in infection control, which must include sterilization of hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s infection control guidelines, 20 hours of the required continuing education hours in programs directly related to clinical issues including delivery of care, materials used in delivery of care, and pharmacology. At least 20 of the continuing education hours must be from attending synchronous, live courses. No more than 30 of the 60 hours of the required continuing education hours may be done asynchronously.

Minnesota

Address:
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 250
St. Paul, MN 55102

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.
Accepts PGY-1 as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensing by Credentials:
Applicant must have successfully completed a clinical exam for licensure in another state or Canadian province (Canadian applicants are required to provide an official statement from the National Dental Examining Board of Canada that states they have passed the NDEB clinical examination) and have been in active practice for 2000 hours of the previous 36 months in another state, Canadian Province, or U.S. government service.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
50 hours every two years. A minimum of 2 courses must be completed in two different core subject areas: Infection control, Record keeping, Ethics, Management of medical emergencies, Patient communications, and Diagnosis and treatment. Effective January 1, 2020, controlled substance prescribers must complete a one-time requirement of 2 hours on topics relating to best practices in prescribing opioids and controlled substances.

Missouri

Address:
Missouri Dental Board
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 1367
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1367

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials: A person who holds a valid current license issued by another state and who has been licensed for at least 1 year may submit an application for a license in Missouri in the same occupation and at the same practice level for which he/she holds current license. Applicant must request license verification from that state to be submitted to the Missouri dental board.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
In the first 2-year renewal cycle following the license expiration date of a dentist or dental hygienist, the mandatory continuing education hours shall be 5 for dentists. In the second 2-year renewal cycle following the license expiration date, the mandatory continuing education hours shall be 100 for dentists. Continuing education hours earned for renewal of an expired license may be earned at any time during a 4-year period prior to the renewal application date.

Mississippi

Address:
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
600 East Amite Street, Suite 100
Jackson, MS 39201-2801

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicant must be engaged in the active practice of dentistry or dental hygiene or in full-time dental education or dental hygiene education for the past five (5) years;
Currently hold a valid, unrestricted and unexpired license in a state whose standards for licensure are determined by the board as equivalent to Mis- sissippi’s standards, and which state grants reciprocity or licensure by credentials to licensees of the State of Mississippi;
Provides an endorsement from all states in which he or she is currently licensed or has ever been licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene;
Has not been the subject of pending or final disciplinary action in any state in which the applicant has been licensed or any other state;
Has passed a state or regional clinical licensure examination and, within the past 5 years, has not failed a clinical licensure examination administered by another state, jurisdiction, or regional licensing board

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 hours every 2 years, 10 of which may be completed by home study

Montana

Address:
Montana Board of Dentistry
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicant shall provide three character references and be currently engaged in the practice of clinical, direct patient care dentistry, and shall document active practice within the last 5 years immediately preceding application, for a total accumulation of 3,000 hours of experience. License verification(s) sent directly from the state(s)* where you have held or hold a license verifying status and any disciplinary action(s) on your license.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
60 hours of Continuing Education credits in the last 3 years.

North Carolina

Address:
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
2000 Perimeter Park Dr., Suite 160
Morrisville, NC 27560

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
An applicant for a dental license by credentials shall submit to the Board a completed, notarized application form provided by the Board; the non-refundable licensure by credentials fee; that the applicant has continuously held an active, unrestricted dental license issued by another U.S. state or U.S. territory

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes (Including exam on Sterilization and Infection Control)

Continuing Education Requirement:
15 hours every year. The one-year period spans one calendar year (January to December being a calendar year). New licensees are not required to get CE the first year they are licensed, but need to obtain the appropriate hours the following years.

Nebraska

Address:
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Examination:
Individuals who have taken and passed an acceptable clinical examination within the past 5 years

Licensure by Credentials:
Individuals who have been licensed in another state/jurisdiction and been actively engaged in the practice of dentistry or been in a residency or graduate training program for at least 3 years (1 of those years must be within the last 3 years).

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, each dentist holding an active license must complete at least 30 hours of acceptable continuing education during the preceding 24-month period. All dentists must have a minimum of 2 hours in a renewal period that must be obtained in infection control continuing education. Dentists holding any level of any level of sedation permit (general anesthesia or deep sedation, moderate or minimal sedation – a minimum of 6 hours in a renewal period must be obtained in general anesthesia or sedation administration and management for the dental office continuing education. Dentists prescribing controlled substances, continuing education shall include at least three hours of continuing education biennially regarding prescribing opiates. One-half hour of the three hours of continuing education shall cover the prescription drug monitoring program. Online webinars / Home study CE is limited to 10 hours of the required 30 hours CE total.

Kansas

Address:
Kansas Dental Board
900 SW Jackson, Room 455-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1230

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
If you have been licensed for more than 5 years and have practiced during the past 5 years from the date of application.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
60 hours of CE, including 2 hours of ethics, since December 1st of the last renewal or 30 hours if it is the first renewal. If you are a specialist, 40 of the 60 hours, or for first renewal 20 of the 40 hours, must be in your specialty. Random audits of continuing education courses begin in February of each year. Unless chosen for random audit, licensees are not required to submit copies of any continuing dental education certificates or a list of continuing education courses taken. If chosen for an audit, licensees will be required to submit certificates. Up to 4 hours in CPR training may be used toward your CE renewal requirement.

New Hampshire

Address:
Office of Professional Licensure & Certification
7 Eagle Square
Concord NH, 03301

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Examination:
Any person who has taken and passed the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination, or other similar U.S. regional or state board clinical examination for dentists, including a clinical periodontal/scaling component, within the 3 years immediately prior to completing the licensure process for a New Hampshire license, shall be considered for licensure by examination.

Licensure by Credentials:
Any person holding a current, unsuspended, unrestricted license to practice dentistry in one or more states, and who has taken and passed the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination or other similar U.S. regional or state board clinical examination for dentists, including a periodontal/scaling exam, and who throughout the 3 years immediately prior to submitting the application, has practiced clinical dentistry in one or more states, shall be considered for licensure by endorsement. Dental specialty training and active military dental service are considered active dental practice.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
All dentists with an active New Hampshire license shall complete a minimum of 40 CEs of continuing education per biennium.

New Jersey

Address:
New Jersey Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 45005
Newark, NJ 07101

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Application by Credentials:
Applicants must provide evidence that any licenses issued by another state are in good standing. An individual whose license is suspended or revoked in any other state does not qualify for licensure in New Jersey. If you have completed National Dental Boards Part 1 and 2, and have taken the North East Regional Board (NERB) or, after September 2005, the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) clinical examination administered by NERB or any other regional or state board, you are qualified for licensure by examination, if this examination was taken within the last 5 years. If it has been more than 5 years since the completion of the NERB examination, you will be required to submit a complete employment history. Must demonstrate that you have held a valid license to practice in any other state or jurisdiction for at least 5 years and demonstrate completion of an examination administered or completed in another state that is comparable to the NERB examination.

Jurisprudence Exam:Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 credits, 20 may be done as “self-study,” one may carry over a maximum of 7 credits. Must be done by Oct 31 every odd numbered year.

New Mexico

Address:
NM Board of Dental Health Care
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Dentist must hold a current active license in good standing by clinical examination in another state or territory of the US or has maintained a uniform service practice in the US military or public health service for 3 years immediately preceding the application. A license in good standing is defined as having an active dental license in a jurisdiction for a period of at least 3 consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application, and a minimmum of 5 years of dental licensure. Have been in good standing for 5 years prior to application.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
60 hours of continuing education are required during each triennial renewal cycle, a max of 30 hrs can be online, webinars or self study. Continuing education received after submission of renewal materials but prior to actual expiration date may be used for the requirements of the next renewal cycle. Continuing education requirements are pro-rated at 20 hours per full year of the initial licensing period. Initial licenses issued for less than a full year do not require continuing education for the first renewal.

Nevada

Address:
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
2651 N Green Valley Pkwy, Ste 104
Henderson, NV 89014

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicant must provide a certificate granted by a nationally recognized, nationally accredited or nationally certified examination or other examination approved by the Board which proves that the applicant has achieved a passing score on such an examination; and proof that the applicant has actively practiced dentistry for the 5 years immediately preceding the date of submission of the application.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
20 hours annually (40 hours for biennial renewals)

New York

Address:
NY State Education Department
Office of the Professions
State Board for Dentistry
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234-1000

Website:
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Does not accept CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.
Accepts PGY-1 as pathway for initial licensure.

Beginning January 1, 2007, all applicants for initial licensure must complete an approved clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration. A clinical (practical) examination such as NERB will not be accepted for initial licensure after December 31, 2006.

Licensure by Credentials:
Must have been licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or a Canadian Province and practiced lawfully for at least two years (full-time) following initial licensure – 8 months of such practice must have been in the two years preceding your application; have passed an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the Commissioner’s Regulations (see Examination Requirements section for details.); be at least twenty-one years of age; be of good moral character as determined by the Department; and complete coursework or training in the identification and reporting of child abuse offered by a New York State approved provider.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
During each triennial registration period an applicant for registration shall complete a minimum of 60 hours of acceptable formal continuing education, a maximum of 18 hours of which may be self-instructional coursework as approved by the department.

Ohio

Address:
Ohio State Dental Board
77 S. High Street, 17th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6135

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.
Accepts PGY-1 as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Possess a license in good standing from another state and have actively engaged in the legal and reputable practice of dentistry in another state or in the armed forces of the United States, the United States public health service, or the United States department of veterans’ affairs for five years immediately preceding application.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
Ohio licensed dentists must complete 40 hours of acceptable continuing education each biennium.

Oklahoma

Address:
Oklahoma Board of Dentistry
3812 N. Santa Fe Ave., 3rd Floor, Suite 300
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Verification required from any state in which dentist has been licensed with state seal. 3 Letters of Recommendation from people who can recommend you as a Dentist. These must be current, with an original signature. Emailed, faxed, or unsigned letters will NOT be accepted. For new graduates these will be considered “Good Character Letters.” These letters should be from professionals in the Dental profession and are separate from Character References.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 hours every 2 years

Oregon

Address:
Oregon Board of Dentistry
1500 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 770
Portland, OR 97201

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Dentists are eligible to apply for licensure without further examination if they hold an active dental license in another state, and if they have taken and passed the dental clinical examination conducted by any state or regional testing agency.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 hours every 2 years related to direct clinical patient care or the practice of dental public health. 3 hours of medical emergencies every renewal cycle. Two hours of infection control every renewal cycle. Effective January 1, 2021, all licensees are required to complete at least 2 hours of continuing education related to cultural competency every renewal cycle.

Pennsylvania

Address:
State Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Dentists who are currently licensed or certified in another state or territory or in Canada may be granted licensure or certification if the credentials submitted meet Pennsylvania requirements. Licensure and certification by criteria approval will be granted only to applicants whose licensing boards confirm that they reciprocate with the Commonwealth.

Act 41 allows for portability of out-of-state professional licensees coming to work in Pennsylvania. Act 41 does this by granting all boards and commissions within the Commonwealth the authority to endorse licensees from other states, territories, or jurisdictions (with substantially equivalent licensing requirements) who are active, in good standing and without discipline against their license or criminal conviction.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
30 hours every 2 years, beginning April 1 of each odd-numbered year.

Rhode Island

Address:
Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Jurisprudence Exam: No

Licensure by Credentials:
Offers reciprocity, no minimum number of years necessary.

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 Continuing Education credits every two years

South Carolina

Address:
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
110 Centerview Dr
Columbia SC 29210

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicant must have actively practiced dentistry for a minimum of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application. “Actively Practicing” means working a minimum of 1,200 hours a year on a private practice or public health or military clinical setting; or the combination of 1,200 hours a year of clinical instructing at an ADA CODA approved dental school and private practice. Must have completed seventy 70 hours of Continuing Education over the past 5 years.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
28 hours every two years, 14 of which may be completed by home study. A minimum of 2 of the 28 hours must be dedicated to sterilization and infection control. Licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances must complete 2 hours related to approved procedures for prescribing and monitoring controlled substances. Holders of active sedation permits must complete 4 hours in pharmacology, anesthesia, emergency medicine, or sedation.

North Dakota

Address:
Board of Dental Examiners
PO Box 7246
Bismarck, ND 58507

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-WREB as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
A dentist who has passed a clinical competency examination approved by the Board and the examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or the National Dental Examining Board of Canada, and who is licensed and has been actively practicing dentistry for 5 years immediately preceding application in another jurisdiction where the requirements are at least substantially equivalent to those of this state may apply to the North Dakota State Board of Dental Examiners for a License by Credential.

Jurisprudence Exam: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
32 hours every 2 years. Of these hours, a dentist may earn no more than sixteen hours from self-study. Self-study is an educational process designed to permit a participant to learn a given subject without involvement of a proctor.

South Dakota

Address:
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
PO Box 1079
1351 North Harrison Avenue

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
The application by credential verification is for individuals that are currently licensed to practice as a dentist in another state and have completed a minimum of three thousand clinical practice hours within the five years preceding the date of application.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
100 hours every 5-years. 50 of those hours must be academic.

Tennessee

Address:
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
665 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37243

Website:
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Licensure by Credentials:
Dentist who is licensed in another state and has actively practiced or taught for at least 5 years to be considered for licensure without taking a regional examination. Applicants who have practiced or taught for at least 2 years BUT less than 5 years must request the examination scores, a copy of the candidate handbook for the exam taken and any additional information requested by the Board be submitted directly from the examination agency.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
40 hours every 2 years, a minimum of 2 of the required 40 biennial hours must be obtained in the area of prescribing of controlled substances education which includes instruction in the TN Chronic Pain Guidelines.

Dentists who hold a Limited Conscious Sedation, Comprehensive Conscious Sedation or Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia permit must also complete a minimum of 4 hours of the required 40 biennial hours in the subject of sedation and/or anesthesia. Permit holders must also maintain current ACLS certification (PALS can be substituted if a pediatric dentist).

Utah

Address:
Division of Professional Licensing
PO BOX 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensing.

Licensure by Credentials:
You must have a current license in good standing and have been practicing for 5 consecutive years/6000 hours of practice immediately preceding the submission of the Utah application.

Jurisprudence Examination: No

Continuing Education Requirement:
30 hours every 2 years, 15 of which may be completed by Internet or home study. Dentists authorized to prescribe controlled substances must complete 2 hours on controlled substance prescribing every two years; the course must meet Board requirements.

Texas

Address:
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 800
Austin, Texas 78701-3942

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensing.

Licensure by Credentials:
Individual has practiced dentistry for a minimum of 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding application; or as a dental educator at a CODA-accredited dental school for the 5 years immediately preceding application to Texas.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
24 hours every 2 years

Virginia

Address:
Virginia Department of Health Professions
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Applicant has been in continuous clinical practice in another jurisdiction of the US or in federal civil or military service for five our of the six years immediately preceding application for licensure. Active patient care in another jurisdiction of the US as a voluntteer in a public health clinic, as an intern, or in a residency program may be accepted by the board to satisfy this requirement. 1 year of clinical practice shall consist of a minimum of 600 hours of practice in a calendar year.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
A dentist shall complete a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education, which meets the requirements for content, sponsorship, and documentation set out in this section, for each annual renewal of licensure except for the first renewal following initial licensure and for any renewal of a restricted volunteer license.

Vermont

Address:
Vermont Dental Examiners
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
The applicant has been in full-time licensed practice of at least 1,200 hours per year for a minimum of 5 years preceding the application; is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which licensed.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
30 hours every 2 years, including an emergency office procedures course.

Washington

Address:
Washington Department of Health 111
Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA 98501

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
Dentist must hold a valid license in another US state or territory and must be currently engaged in the practice of dentistry by demonstrating one of the following: serving as a dentist in the US federal service; employed by a dental school; in a dental residency program; or practicing dentistry for a minimum of 20 hours per week for the 4 consecutive years preceding application.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
63 hours every 3 years

West Virginia

Address:
West Virginia Board of Dentistry
1319 Robert C Byrd Dr
Crab Orchard, WV 25827

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
No set number of years or hours of practice that are required, must have good standing.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
Dentists are required 35 hours every two years, all of which may be completed online for the reporting period ending February 1, 2024. A minimum of 2 of the 35 hours shall be related to any one or combination of the following subjects every two years: Infection control and/or occupational hazards, Oral effects of tobacco use, or Oral effects of substance abuse.

Wisconsin

Address:
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
DSPS PO Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366

Website:
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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
The board may grant a license as a dentist to applicant who has graduated from an accredited school of dentistry or the applicant has graduated from a foreign dental school and holds one of the following:
1. A DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.
2. A dental diploma, degree or certificate from a full-time, undergraduate supplemental dental education program of at least 2 academic years at an accredited dental school. The program shall provide didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS or DMD degree.

The applicant must submit a certificate from each jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has ever been licensed stating that no disciplinary action is pending against the applicant or the license, and detailing all discipline, if any, which has ever been imposed against the applicant or the license. The applicant must have successfully completed a licensing examination that, in the board’s judgment, is substantially equivalent to an examination administered by a board-approved testing service, or, alternatively, has successfully completed a board specialty certification examination in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
The 30 credit hours of continuing education shall include 2 hours in the topic of responsible prescribing of controlled substances for the treatment of acute dental pain. This first applies to the biennium ending in 2019.

Wyoming

Address:
Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners
2001 Capitol Ave, Room 127
Cheyenne WY 82002

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Accepts CDCA-ADEX as pathway for initial licensure.

Licensure by Credentials:
If applicant successfully passed a regional clinical exam which did NOT include fixed prosth component, applicant shall submit evidence of active clinical practice of 5,000 hours in the last 5 years or verification of completion of a general practice residency. If an applicant has been out of clinical practice for less than 5 years, the applicant shall submit active clinical practice of 1000 hours in the last 12 months.

Jurisprudence Examination: Yes

Continuing Education Requirement:
16 hours every two years (odd numbered years). 3 of those 16 hours MUST be related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances. If your license is issued in an even year, such as 2022, you’ll only need to submit 8 hours CE for 2023. However, that 8 hours must include 3 hours related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances. After 2023, you’ll be completing 16 hours in the two year CE period defined above.